Carriage-curtain.



No. 820,264. PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

0. W; SGHREITER. CARRIAGE CURTAIN.

APP LLLLLLLLLLLLLL 13.11.27. 1906'.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARRlAGE-CURTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed January 2'7, 1906. Serial No. 298,280.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. SoHREI- TER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Wimbledon, in the county of Barnes and State ofNorth Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements inCarriage-Curtains, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention pertains to carriage-curtains and it contemplates theprovision of a carriage-curtain constructed with a View of resistingwear at its edges and effectually preventing its eyelets from tearing orpulling out.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood fromthe following description and claims when the same are considered inconnection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of so much of the outerside of a carriage-curtain as is necessary to illustrate the present andpreferred embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation ofthe inner side of the curtain, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section takenin the plane indicated by the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the Views of thedrawings, referring to which A is my novel carriage-curtain, which ispreferably made of the material usually em ployed for the purpose.

B is the edge-cord of the curtain, and C C are the eyelets, of which anydesired number may be used.

The curtain A is peculiar in that it has a layer (1 turned inwardagainst its major portion 6 and secured by lines of stitches c and dthereto, so as to form a fold 6. This fold 6 contains in its bight theedge-cord B, and hence it will be apparent that said cord is enabled toprevent wear of the edge of the curtain as well as prevent the eyelets Ctearing or pulling therefrom.

The eyelets C are identical in construction, and therefore a detaileddescription of the one shown in Figs. 2 and 3 will sufiice to impart adefinite understanding of both. The said eyelet C, Figs. 2 and 3,comprises a retaining-ring f, preferably of metal, disposed at the innerside of the inner layer a of the curtain, a ring g, preferably of metaland channel-shaped in cross-section, arranged at the outer side of themajor portion of the curtain and having barbs or prongs h and a disk k,preferably of leather, held in the ring 9 by the prongs h thereof, andhaving a buttonhole m. As best shown in Fig. 3, the barbs or prongs 72.extend through the leather disk k, the major portion 1) of the curtain,and the inner layer a of the curtain in the order named, and are turnedor clenched upon the retaining-ring f. By virtue of this it will beapparent that in addition to the ring f two thicknesses of the curtain Ahold the barbs h, and in thatway contribute to the strength of theconnection between the leather disk is and the curtain.

The eyelets C are arranged within the edgecord B, as shown in Fig. 1,and from this it follows that the said edge-cord will serve the twofunctions hereinbefore ascribed to it?l. 6., will prevent wear of theedges of the curtain and preclude pulling or tearing of the eyelets outof the curtain.

It will be readily apparent from the foregoing that my improvements addbut little to the cost of the curtain and do not detract in any degreefrom the finished appearance thereof.

I claim 1. The combination of a carriage-curtain having a layer turnedand secured against its major portion to present two thicknesses ofmaterial, and an eyelet comprising a retaining-ring disposed against onethickness of material, a flexible disk arranged against the other sideof the other thickness of material and having a buttonhole, and aringarranged over the disk and having barbs extendin through the twothicknesses presented by the major portion and layer of the curtain andclenched over the retaining-ring.

2. The combination of a carriage-curtain having a layer turned andsecured against its major portion to form a fold and present twothicknesses of material, an edge-cord contained in the bight of thefold, and an eyelet comprising a retaining-ring disposed against oneside of one thickness of material, a flexible' disk arranged against theother side of i In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the otherthickness of material and having a my hand in presence of twosubscribing witbuttonhole, and a ring arranged over the nesses.

disk and having barbs extending through the v CHARLES W. SCHREITERa 5two thicknesses presented by the major p0ri Witnesses:

tion and layer of the curtain and clenched H. M. STROUD, over theretaining-ring. l R. R. BRUESKE.

